And it starts with a k

Black and White Tinting Assignment

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Progress

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For the past few weeks I have been trying to do yoga every night to improve my balance and flexibility. This picture was taken two weeks ago. At the beginning of that week, I couldn't even extend my arms to reach my ankles, let alone my toes.

More photos to be posted as the semester continues!

- yours truly.

August 21, 2008

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I was cleaning up my computer's desktop this afternoon when I stumbled upon a folder called, "Boo Boo"...

Three years ago on my 18th birthday, my mom, brother, and I drove to Merritt Island in Welland for an adventure I'll never forget. We ventured on the bike path, with my mom riding her bike and my brother and I on our roller blades.

Eventually we came to a fork in the path where bicyclists and roller bladers had to separate. So, my mom went uphill while my brother and I were expected to blade downhill. For those of you who know my brother, he has a competitive nature, so he challenged me to a race down hill.

Everything was going well, until the path leveled out again and my blades trailed through a pile of gravel, or what I call "the gravelly pit of death". Before I knew it, my left leg was dragging along the pavement and all I felt was pain.

The best part about me falling, is that there was a woman walking towards us on the path and she witnessed the entire thing. What a sight that must have been for her. "Hey family. I was walking along the bike path today, when I saw this girl completely wipe out on her roller blades and collide with the pavement. Not your average sight to see, but more interesting than the squirrel I saw a few minutes previous to this incident."

Anyways, where was I?

Oh, right. Me being an idiot and where the shortest shorts possible while rollerblading.

My mom had no idea what happened and she was waiting anxiously up at the top of the hill.

The next hour consisted of my brother and my mom helping me get back to the parking lot while my scrape is burning with pain. Our hike back to the truck must have been pretty entertaining as many people stared as they passed us.

Just picture a girl with one of her short legs tucked into her underwear, crying, while her brother is pulling her, with his roller blades, down the path. Oh, and a very supportive mother biking along side them.

This second best part? One week after my birthday I was moving away to my first year of university and had to spend orientation week with a bandage over my leg. Nothing says "celebration" like puss and bandages.

I look like I'm ready to hit the beach, not conquer bike paths

Casually opening presents as if the gash on my leg doesn't exist

- yours truly

My first time skating in yeeeaaarrs

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A few weekends ago, while I was battling a terrible cough and cold, I received a text message from my brother asking if I wanted to go skating. I thought he was referring to the public skating at West Side Arena in Port Colborne, but boy did he have a surprise for me...

His backyard had flooded with water, froze, and created a solid sheet of ice! Ok some sections were a little iffy and had water breaking through, but other than that it provided a great skate!

I haven't been skating in roughly 6 years. Combine that with my inability to skate well and I had a bit of a rocky start on my skates. However, with time I was able to skate freely across the ice.

Tyler even tried to teach me how to lift a hockey puck in the air while you're shooting it. The only problem being that I was using the wrong stick so it proved a little bit more challenging.

Even though I could barely speak and I was coughing every ten seconds, I still had the time of my life.

My first day working as an intern at Judy Inc taught me many things:

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1. I need to improve my ripping-pages-out-of-magazines technique - thankfully I have the next four months to work on this

2. I can successfully go through a full day without feeling tired (a big thank you to myself going to bed at 10pm last night)

3. I love meeting new people

4. The model featured in the image below is actually a man named, Andrej Pejic

You can look at more pictures from the photoshoot at Fashion Magazine's website and you should also check out the video! Super cool!

http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/fashion/2012/01/03/andrej-pejic/

After one day, I am looking forward to the opportunities waiting for me in the upcoming months.

yours truly

Kincardine - August 31, 2011

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November 25, 2011

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August 21, 2011

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Dearest Kristina,

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Remember that time you decided to bike to Thorold and back in the same day? What were you thinking?

Sincerely,

Your sore legs and butt.

Scroll through her blog and you'll find some neat surprises!

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http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/

April 12th, 2011 - Sunset in Gasline

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River City Extension - Our New Intelligence

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Typhoon - The Honest Truth

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This would be my status if I were still on Facebook,

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Kristina is, happy.

Don't get me wrong, the majority of the time I am extremely ecstatic about life (everyone has their days ok!), but lately I've been in one of the greatest of moods known to man and I'm not complaining.

Bring on the happiness!

Found a little bit of home in Etobicoke last night

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Went to a friend's house and spotted this all too familiar sign hanging on one of their walls.

The Beatles - This Boy

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Our conversation if we were talking in person instead of over text

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dw_pXzXTMg

Current frustration

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Exactly one month till summer vacation

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Cold War Kids - Out of the Wilderness

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Soap&Skin - the Sun

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Post-it wisdom at the CIBC

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Yeah, I'd say my dad is a cool cat

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seeing as he let me go on top of one of the buildings at his work, Washington Mills, to do my HDR panoramic.

You can see Marineland's drop zone tower in the background.

Here I am standing on top of the roof, 100 feet in the air, without any railings surrounding me. No big deal.

HDR shot coming soon!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

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Yes, you did make me smile

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Frozen yogurt @ Menchies on Bloor St. for the first time today. Irish mint and chocolate mixed together with dark chocolate chips on top...mmm.

My friend relied on his Pokemon knowledge to answer one of the questions on our photography midterm

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This just makes me feel all kinda of happy inside!

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Was creeping on "Awkward Family Photo" last night and stumbled upon this picture:

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Thought the caption was pretty darn amusing, considering the tsunami that recently happened in Japan. Foreshadowing much?

One day we will be best friends

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and you will sit in my foyer, ready to great me whenever I come home. And we'll live happily ever after.

Driving back from Alliston

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I can only imagine what's going through this poor cat's mind

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Rebecca Black - Friday

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People on the Internet are describing this as "one of the worst songs made". It definitely has a simple beat and her voice is so aggrivating when she screeches "Friday", but it's a very realistic song that I think we can all relate to. I mean, just listen to these lyrics:

"Kickin’ in the front seat

Sittin’ in the back seat

Gotta make my mind up

Which seat can I take?"

It's a tough question. We all know the driver has full control over the destination, "shotgun" has control over the radio and doesn't have to sit in close proximity to others, but the back seat is where the majority of "fun, fun, think about fun. You know what it is" happens. Depending where you sit decides your entire experience for that car ride.

(lyrics)

I bet by the end of the week I'll have this song memorized.

Montage created in Photoshop using photographs of murals depicting Thorold's history

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Yeah, that title isn't a mouthful at all.

Arcade Fire - Rococo

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I am a leaf on the wind, watch me soar

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Soda crackers + Amanda's jokes = Kristina spitting them all over her laptop

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Oh hai Popular Music

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Museum - the Law

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museum | the law from Stapelfee on Vimeo.

Noah and the Whale

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Do it now.

http://www.noahandthewhale.com/tapedeck.php

Do you think you can handle this jelly?

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My dear friend reminded me of this photo that was taken of me last winter.

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March 3rd, 2011 - Haste the Day @ the Annex WreckRoom

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March 3rd, 2011 - My Children My Bride @ the Annex WreckRoom

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Sums up our friendship

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Amanda and I both texted "FFFUUUUUUUU" to each other at the exact same time.

Cause we fabulous.

February 25, 2011

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Roland Barthes:

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"The bastard form of mass culture is humiliated repetition ... always new books, new programs, new films, news items, but always the same meaning."

Dear professor for my elective,

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thank you so, SO much for giving me this assignment to write over my reading week.

Sincerely,

a student who is trying to relax

Easy Cinnamon Roll Muffins

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1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
4 tsp active dry or rapid rise yeast
2/3 cup warm milk (100-110F; low fat is fine)
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg

Filling/Topping

2 tbsp butter, room temperature
2/3 cup brown sugar
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch ground cardamom

Icing
1 cup powdered sugar
1-2 tbsp milk or cream

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Dissolve the yeast in a measuring cup filled with the warmed milk, then stir milk mixture, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and egg into the flour mixture. Mix well, until very smooth. Pour into prepared pan and let rest for 15 minutes.

While the dough rests, mix together butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and cardamom in a small bowl using a fork until all the butter has been incorporated into the sugar and mixture is crumbly. Divide the batter between 12 greased muffin cups. Sprinkle evenly on top of rested dough and press the mixture down into the dough with your fingertips (or swirl in with a spatula.)

Place pan into a cold oven, then set the oven temperature to 350F.

Bake for about 20 minutes, until bread is lightly browned at the edges and the center of the bread springs back when lightly pressed. Some of the sugar mixture on top may still be bubbling.

Cool for at least 30 minutes before whisking the powdered sugar and milk together to form an icing and drizzling it onto the bread.

Serve warm. Leftovers can be reheated in the microwave.

(source: http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2008/09/easy-cinnamon-roll-muffins/#more-148)

Fried Apple Cakes

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3 cups shredded apples from peeled apples

juice of half a lemon

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

pinch of salt

2 Tablespoons brown sugar

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter and a dash of oil for cooking pancakes

Peel three medium apples. Grate the apples and drizzle the juice of half a lemon over the shredded apple. Place shredded apples in a colander over a bowl and leave for 10 minutes while you assemble the rest of the ingredients.

Beat the eggs and add the flour , sugar and spices. Whisk until no lumps remain. Press some of the excess juices out of the resting apples and add to the egg and flour mixture.

Over medium heat, melt half of the butter in a heavy bottom skillet and add just a dash of oil. This will help the butter not burn. Dollop large tablespoonfuls of apple batter into the hot butter and fry like pancakes, flipping once. Serve with maple syrup and sour cream.

(source: http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2010/09/fried-apple-cakes/#more-3458)

Player 1 = my bro / Player 2 = me

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Totally kicked his behind. Not by much, but it was the start to a three-win streak. What's up.

First metal experience at the Annex Rec Room

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Texas in July

Structures

Sad Keanu is sad he did not receive flowers on Valentine's Day

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Mushroom Mansion and Winter Coleslaw

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cause nothing but food babies

Happy Valentine's Day surprise to me!

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Double fisting a strawberry smoothie and BJ with a side of shocker :D

Pet peeve #4

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If I hold the door open for you,

Please say thank you.

A case of too much time on my hands

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Dear blank, please blank

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http://dearblankpleaseblank.com/index.php

Pure happiness

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Surprise mint chocolate chip ice cream. Legit almost peed myself with excitement.

ps. this is my second bowl

Happy Superbowl!

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Saturday night's snowfall left some sweet designs

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I've got nothing to do today but smile

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Text conversations between Amanda and Kristina

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Me: "Sveeeet sveeey swwwwtp"

Amanda: "Muahahahjdfdnf"

This curl has been falling across my forehead all afternoon

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I've named it "Murray"

April 3rd, 2010

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Pretty sure my brother and I went for a 2 hour bike ride and decorated hard-boiled eggs later that afternoon.

Guelph-Humber showing they care about their students.

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This is the face I make every time I crawl under my covers

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Field trip to St. Joseph's Printing Lab

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Hello old school letterpresses

Fruity water, Lo-Cal Monster, and a package of baby carrots = a great combination

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January 29th, 2011 - around St. Paul Street, St. Catharines

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I thought this combination was frowned upon

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Miniature Schnauzers have more fun

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Saw this in a magazine the other day.

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Ridiculous? Yes.

Practical? No.

What I've always wanted? YES PLEASE

A Hummer2 in Port Colborne?

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Must be for all dem hillllllz

all the pretty girls

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June 3rd, 2010

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Queen St. adventure back in fall of 2009

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July 15th, 2010 - Quebec

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Miss this furry face

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Amanda Urbanski

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June 21st, 2010 - Balls Falls

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Weekend in Alliston celebrating Amanda's 21st birthday

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Amanda and I were oh so productive in class today...

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Amanda always doodles in class. This is one of her more detailed pieces.

I stopped typing once my professor said he was posting the slides online. Couldn't even finish typing "introduced"

Found my initials on the outside of a building downtown Toronto

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The bathroom stall at Union Station told me to "Have a good day"

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I spent my last night in Port Colborne curled up next to Paul Gross

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I used the "Dog Translator" app today

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Held it up to my dog while she was barking and this is what she was apparently trying to tell me:

Few more picts from today

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Cat Crossing in Port Colborne

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Apparently residents on the East side have such a strong concern for the safety of their pets that they need to create a sign warning drivers of approaching kitties.

After I took this pict, I saw the cat that probably started this nonsense sitting on a window sill. I swear he had some kind of evil grin lurking on his furry face.

January 7th, 2010

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My mom has been bugging me to provide her with pictures to hang on our family room walls, so I went for a Port Colborne adventure this afternoon. I don't think I got anything that will fulfill her desires, but I did take this jem:

More picts from today will be posted later.

December 25th, 2010: The day Zoe crawled under the tree for an attempted nap

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Stumbled upon: April 4th, 2010

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Painting hard boiled eggs with the bro for Easter

Backyard Adventures - January 4th, 2011

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After hours and hours of playing,

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I finally beat Pyramid Solitaire. Also, who doesn't dig the ad at the bottom?

I still got it

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Every day I've been checking my school's website for my marks because for the past few weeks, only four out of five classes have been posted. I checked again today and my final mark was posted, giving me an average of...

85.2

ECSTATIC

How do you like them apples? :)

This is the face that will calm you down at 3am so you can finally fall asleep

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Ringing in the New Year with an icy adventure!

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Yesterday Josh and I went on our most adventurous hangout with a trip to Long Point, Ontario which is about 2 and a half hours west of Port Colborne. Both of us had never been to this place before and it was definitely worth exploring.

We followed Erie Blvd. until we could drive no further and walked through a park to get to the beach. We then experienced high gusts of bitter-cold wind and complete isolation from the rest of civilization. Josh described the feeling as if we were living in the zombie apocalypse.

As soon as we reached the beach, we saw sand, ice, mounds that were made of a combination of ice and sand, and massive waves. Walking along these mounds we found crevices and cubby holes that provided protection from the wind.

Despite the cold winds, my fingers were the coldest parts of my body and everything else was kept warm. And I only fell a few times which led to me laughing at myself.

Leaving Long Point, we stopped in Turkey Point, Port Ryerse, and drove threw Simcoe and Port Dover and various other towns we had never been to.

I didn't end up taking as many pictures because the wind ate at your fingers, but I have to say that I am satisfied with the snaps I did get.

My dearest Long Point, I will return to you one day when the weather is a little more pleasant and less in-your-face with constant bitter.

Yours truly.

Happy New Year

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I'm too lazy to physically talk to people that are at the same party as me, so I Facetime them instead. This conversation took place in two different rooms, which were down the hall from one another, on the same floor.

For those of you who are interested...

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Check out my online portfolio dedicated to this past year's Zombie Walk. I call it, "the Fever".

http://openlate.org/thefever/fever.html

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

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was hosted at my house this past weekend. Friends gathered around and celebrated exams being halfway done, being in the presence of other friends, food, and most importantly, ugly sweaters. My house smelt less like Value Village than I expected it to, and at one point things got real hot... in the sense of temperature and attractiveness.

It was nice seeing everyone together again. And I know we say every time, but these shindigs really do need to happen a lot more.

I think everyone had a good time, but I'll let the photos speak for themselves.

If anyone wants any photos for keeps, email me @ k.interisano@gmail.com. There will be a slight fee.

Proof that lady products have the ability to bring cheer into an animal's life.

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